Northern Clingfish

Gobiesox maeandrichs

Photo by: Milton Love

In-depth Information Regarding this Species

U.S. Range in the Pacific Ocean	Alaska to California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Habitat	Intertidal, rocky with algae (kelp) (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Depth range (meters)	Down to 7.9 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983)
Behavior	Bottom-dwelling (Burgess et al. 1990)
General Temperature Range (°C)	24 (Burgess et al. 1990)
Average Maximum Overall Length (cm)	16 (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983, Burgess et al. 1990)
Adult Food Preference	Invertebrates (Burgess et al. 1990)
Ornamental Market	In aquarium guide (Burgess et al. 1990)
Additional Remarks	Good community fish (Burgess et al. 1990)

Recent Wild Harvest Data for Oregon
Data from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Year	Total Catch (Pounds)	Ex-vessel Value ( U.S. Dollars)
1989	N/A	N/A
1990	N/A	N/A
1991	N/A	N/A
1992	N/A	N/A
1993	N/A	N/A
1994	N/A	N/A
1995	N/A	N/A
1996	N/A	N/A
1997	N/A	N/A
1998	N/A	N/A

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